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Book Reviews

Past Book Reviews, published in the Four Shires

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February 2008Featuring 'Lark Rise to Candleford'; 'Henley-on-Thames: a History' by David Whitehead; The Good Pub Guide 2008; a book charting the history of Wellesbourne by Peter Bolton, & more.

March 2008Reviews include 'The Natural Gardener' by Hook Norton author, Val Bourne; a guide book all about Deddington; 'Georgette Heyer's Regency World' by Jennifer Kloester.

April 2008'Dorchester Abbey'; 'Inns and Pubs of the Cotswolds'; the diary of a poor Woodstock family in 1900; recipes from The Bucher's Arms in Priors Hardwick; and a first novel set in Iran.

May 2008'A Mile of River' by Judith Allnatt; 'BB's Birds'; rural poems in aid of leukaemia research; and a history of the Verneys by Adrian Tinniswood.

June 2008'Your Own Allotment' by Neil Russell-Jones; 'Cottisford Revisited'; 'Grizzy Dad' for young children; and a selection of books with a supernatural theme.

July 2008'The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland'; a study of Woodstock probate records; a collection of poetry & prose quotes for gardeners; and a book all about growing from seeds.

August 2008'Local Flavours' 2008 guide to food suppliers; 'Narrowboat Dreams' by Steve Haywood; a guide to European follies; 'Lewis Carroll in Numberland'; and a dinosaur children's story.

September 2008'George - A 20th Century Miniature'; 'How Many Socks Make a Pair?'; Pam Ayres' poetry; 100 iconic English gardens portrayed; and 'Voices from the Front Line'.